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minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down17·1 year ago“buying one home and turning it into 4 home reduces the amount of homes” and other fun takes.
minus-squareKoro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year ago“Buying a house and renting it out to families that were wanting to buy it outright in the first place” FTFY
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·1 year agoOh I’m sorry, do 4 families generally get together and purchase a house as a collective?
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoPeople buy parts of buildings all the time. They’re called condos and multiplexes.
minus-squaredeejay4am@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year ago“Buying one home and charging 4x as much for it” is the actual problem, but I suppose you have your head in the sand by default when the large boot of capitalism is on your neck.
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-21 year agoStrong disagree. People having homes where they otherwise would not is a feature, not a bug. If you want prices down, you must increase supply
“buying one home and turning it into 4 home reduces the amount of homes” and other fun takes.
“Buying a house and renting it out to families that were wanting to buy it outright in the first place” FTFY
Oh I’m sorry, do 4 families generally get together and purchase a house as a collective?
People buy parts of buildings all the time. They’re called condos and multiplexes.
“Buying one home and charging 4x as much for it” is the actual problem, but I suppose you have your head in the sand by default when the large boot of capitalism is on your neck.
Strong disagree. People having homes where they otherwise would not is a feature, not a bug.
If you want prices down, you must increase supply